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The Created World (Ang Likabutan)

by: Anonymous

Publication date: 2005
Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0
Topics: Religion, Philippines, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Religious Studies, Ang Likabutan, Likabutanism, Filipino mythology, Philippine folklore, precolonial epics, indigenous spirituality, new religious movement, contemporary scripture, diasporic literature, Austronesian cosmology, Bathala, Bakunawa, Apolaki, Mayari, aswang lore, epic fantasy, mythic fiction, mythpunk, speculative theology, cosmic ethics, jihading tantra, eco-mythology, climate parable, decolonial storytelling, indigenous futurism, own voices, Southeast Asian literature, world mythology, comparative religion, syncretic faith, spiritual allegory, heroic cycle, metamyth, oral tradition, hybrid narrative, folk horror, Southeast Asian studies, anthropological fiction, sacred text, visionary literature, occult studies, mysticism, cosmogenesis, karmic rebirth, ethical myth, queer mythology, genderfluid deities, babaylan, kapwa, kulintang culture, diaspora identity, cultural revival, community scripture, internet spirituality, open access scripture, Creative Commons, PDF zine, cult classic, underground religion, high fantasy lore, myth retelling, future mythos
Collection: zines_inbox; zines
Language: English
Item Size: 109.9M

Ang Likabutan is a 48-page anonymous scripture that blends pre-colonial Philippine mythology, folk tales, and speculative theology into a single epic cycle. Divided into two scrolls—The Anito (four books) and The Maykapal (two books)—the text recounts creation, moral decline, and cosmic renewal through figures such as Bathala-Maykapal, the moon-eating serpent Bakunawa, and the culture-hero Sidapa Ipalaki. Its concluding practice, jihading tantra, calls readers to an inner struggle that restores harmony between humanity, nature, and the divine. Equal parts mythic narrative and ethical treatise, Ang Likabutan has become the foundational scripture of the emerging faith known as Likabutanism and is valued by scholars and readers interested in contemporary indigenous-inspired spirituality, diaspora literature, and new religious movements.